Debris entrainment and landform genesis during tidewater glacier surges

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
• Main Authors: Lovell, Harold, Fleming, Edward J., Benn, Douglas I., Hubbard, Bryn, Lukas, Sven, Rea, Brice R., Noormets, Riko, Flink, Anne E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: WNU; Svalbard; Tempelfjorden; Tunabreen; Von Postbreen; glacier; Tempelfjord*; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JF003509; https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/debris-entrainment-and-landform-genesis-during-tidewater-glacier-surges(8e0e79bb-1cd0-4a7b-aa69-86caf8995f19).html; https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/ws/files/2925992/Lovell_et_al._JGR_accepted.pdf; http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/2015JF003509

The englacial entrainment of basal debris during surges presents an opportunity to investigate processes acting at the glacier bed. The subsequent melt-out of debris-rich englacial structures during the quiescent phase produces geometrical ridge networks on glacier forelands that are diagnostic of s...